Rock Kingdom: Why is black smoke coming out of my star chart?

Chapter 2, 1 Slap Kills the Miraculous Grass

"It's still early, let's go for a stroll outside East Street of the shops, maybe we can run into a few low-level elves and practice our skills."

Lin Feng murmured softly.

The real-world Kingdom of Roc is not as friendly as the game. In the wild, there are many high-level spirits with strong aggressive desires. Even if you don't provoke them, they will take the initiative to attack you.

Moreover, he only has one life; if he gets killed, he's really dead! So he doesn't plan to venture deep into the wilderness until he learns powerful magic to protect himself.

Lin Feng put Duck Gigi back into the ball and left the room.

Aunt Lorraine's house is small but cozy. There are photos of Aunt Lorraine and her husband hanging on both sides of the corridor, capturing many beautiful moments.

Aunt Lorraine's husband died years ago when he was attacked and killed by a grumpy Ulta in the wild. However, she has never remarried, which is why she adopted Lin Feng as her adopted son.

Further out is the living room, where a small, mushroom-shaped round table is placed in the center.

The kitchen is near the door. The pots are empty, there's half a cocoa fruit on the cutting board, and a small mushroom is pretending to be a poisonous mushroom in a flowerpot on the windowsill.

"Set off!"

……

Lin Feng walked out of Lorraine's cottage and turned through four alleys in the direction of the shopping street before finally arriving near it.

Reality is much bigger than the game! Or rather, the game is simply a scaled-down version of the real world.

He squeezed through the stack of wooden barrels, and a commotion immediately arose. People from all walks of life strolled along the street, browsing the goods on both sides of the stalls.

"These figs were picked this morning, and you're only offering 300 Locke coins! Let me tell you, it'll be at least 500! Not a single coin less!"

"How can you rip me off like this? I bought it for 500, am I supposed to sell it or not? Not to mention the shipping distance is so far, what if it doesn't sell well and rots, then I'll lose everything... At most... at most 360!"

Nearby, an adventurer selling cocoa and figs was arguing heatedly with a buyer.

"Woof woof!"

"Be careful!"

A protective dog nimbly weaved through the crowd, followed by three playful puppies.

The faint sound of bagpipes playing the kingdom's music blends with the laughter of the Lockes, creating a beautiful picture.

"This world is so wonderful!"

Lin Feng sighed, glancing at the vendors on both sides, and slowly walked through the crowd towards the east side of the street.

Finally, after walking for an unknown amount of time, they saw the Cube Man guarding the edge of the shopping street. Old York had been protecting the shopping street from the destruction by the foreign elves, working tirelessly day and night, and was very dutiful.

But further out, the area beyond the edge guarded by the cube-shaped people suddenly becomes empty.

There's no rent here, so there are many temporary storage sheds for goods. Several porters are carrying alchemy materials and food to the shopping street.

Nearby, several Sonic Hounds were watching the bushes outside the fence warily, ready to pounce at the slightest disturbance.

"Hey, little Locke, you can't go any further out! It's dangerous out there!"

A middle-aged man with squinty eyes and a thick beard released the boxes he was carrying and blocked Lin Feng's way.

Lin Feng held up the Gulu Ball, looking confident, and said, "Uncle, I'm a freshman at the magic academy. If I don't even dare to go out into the wild, how can I become the chief magician in the future?"

The uncle suddenly realized, and he wiped the sweat from his face with a towel. "That's really impressive, but we must not go too far. The high-level tusked boars there are not something a little Locke like you can handle."

"Don't worry, uncle! I'm just wandering around this area, seeing if I can catch a few Pokémon to complete my freshman assignments."

"Go for it, little Locke! I look forward to the day you become the chief magician!"

After encouraging Lin Feng, the uncle picked up the box again and hauled the goods toward the shopping street with a heavy thud.

Lin Feng watched the uncle's departing figure with some emotion. Most of the Locke people in this world are very kind!

He turned around, veered off the dirt road into the small grove beside him, and opened the Gulu Ball to summon Duck Gigi.

Lin Feng stroked Duck Gigi's round head and whispered in its ear:

"You go first. If you encounter a high-level enemy, run back. If you encounter a low-level enemy, ignore me and just use your slap attack on it. Got it?"

Duck Gigi's eyes gleamed with intelligence, and he patted his chest slyly to indicate that he understood.

As for Lin Feng, he was simply afraid of dying. He held his staff in one hand and the Gulu Ball in the other, ready to collect the ball and run away at any time.

Just as Duck Gigi had taken about ten steps, a sudden tremor ran through the lush grass. Startled, it quickly ducked to the side.

It huddled behind the boulder, scratched its head with its wing, and when it turned around and saw its master hiding far away, it understood.

It cautiously moved to the side of the grass, concealed its presence, circled around, and gently parted the grass blades that were obstructing its view.

Through the gaps in the leaves, DuckGigi saw a beautiful grass staring intently at Lin Feng in the distance, its strong urge to attack about to burst forth.

Qili Grass was completely oblivious to Duck Gigi behind her, focusing solely on increasing her strength, attempting to prevent Lin Feng, who seemed easy to bully, from having a chance to react while Lin Feng revealed an opening.

Lin Feng held his breath, having witnessed the entire scene of Ya Jiji lurking. He was ready to strike the moment Qi Licao made her move... He quietly took a step back, deliberately stepping on a branch and making a crunching sound.

It's now!

Just as the flower buds on the head of the Qili grass were beginning to show a green glow, Duck Jiji seemed to sense the call from Lin Feng's heart and suddenly pounced out!

"The surprise attack was successfully launched."

"Duck Gigi used patting techniques, and the effect was remarkable."

Duck Gigi leaped up, flapped its wings, and slammed them hard against the strange grass head. This attack was surprisingly precise!

"Well done, Duck Gigi!"

The powerful force sent the Qili Grass flying. Its small green body tumbled three times in the air before crashing into a nearby shrub and sliding down helplessly.

Keep in mind that DuckJiJi's special ability is to increase the power of moves that cost 1 energy by 50%! This slap attack could probably deal as much as 87 damage!

This level 13 Qili Grass, which hadn't evolved yet, was crippled. If no one had rescued it, it probably wouldn't have survived the night.

Lin Feng walked up to the half-dead Qili Grass and thought to himself: After beating it like this, it should be possible to capture it now, right?

He took out an ordinary ball and was about to throw it when the system suddenly flashed a notification.

"The Pokémon Bag is not unlocked; it cannot be captured."

What? This means... I can't even catch other Pokémon now? Is this system fake?!

Lin Feng cursed the system in his heart. He was a veteran player of the game "Rock Kingdom" before he transmigrated.

The properties of the 'Kilike Grass' are incredibly powerful! Especially after learning Photosynthesis, combined with its Energy Recovery ability, this move with a power of up to 130 can be used continuously!

If this wondrous herb possessed extraordinary talent, wouldn't that be a huge loss? Lin Feng's heart was bleeding as he reluctantly glanced at the nearly dead wondrous herb in front of him.

Forget it, out of sight, out of mind.

With a heavy heart, he waved at DuckGigi, signaling to give the Strange Grass a quick death.

Duck Gigi understood immediately and used a slapping motion to smash the flower buds on the head of the Qili Grass. Green sap sprayed everywhere and finally turned into white light spots.

Only a small portion of this life energy gathered in DuckGigi's body and transformed into experience; the rest dissipated into the air.

"Duck Gigi gained 498 experience points".

"Duck Gigi Level ↑7"

Lin Feng seemed to understand why Enzo could attract the Spirit King by sacrificing a few Grass-type Pokémon in the original story, while Locke could kill so many Pokémon without any consequences.

The sacrifice intercepts all life force, preventing it from returning to nature and entering the cycle.

"quack."

Duck Gigi showed an expression of extreme pleasure, pressing its bluish-purple face against Lin Feng's leg, looking extremely lewd.

Lin Feng wanted to kick it in the face, and yelled, "Get away from me, you bastard!"